CSAG3
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Summary
CSAG3 (CSAG family member 3, HGNC:26237) is a protein-coding gene on chromosome Xq28, encoding Chondrosarcoma-associated gene 2/3 protein (Q9Y5P2). Drug-resistance related protein, its expression is associated with the chemotherapy resistant and neoplastic phenotype.
Predicted to be involved in response to xenobiotic stimulus.
Source: NCBI Gene 389903 — RefSeq curated summary.
At a glance
- Clinical variants (ClinVar): 1 total
- MANE Select transcript:
NM_001129826
Identifiers
Gene identifiers
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| HGNC ID | HGNC:26237 |
| Approved symbol | CSAG3 |
| Name | CSAG family member 3 |
| Location | Xq28 |
| Locus type | gene with protein product |
| Status | Approved |
| Ensembl gene | ENSG00000268916 |
| Ensembl biotype | protein_coding |
| OMIM | 301097 |
| Entrez | 389903 |
Gene structure
Transcript identifiers
Ensembl transcripts: 4 — 3 protein_coding, 1 protein_coding_CDS_not_defined
ENST00000599845, ENST00000617158, ENST00000638835, ENST00000921341
RefSeq mRNA: 2 — MANE Select: NM_001129826
NM_001129826, NM_001129828
Canonical transcript exons
ENST00000599845 — 2 exons
| Exon | Start | End |
|---|---|---|
| ENSE00003806425 | 152759218 | 152759684 |
| ENSE00003807311 | 152759843 | 152760219 |
Expression profiles
Bgee: expression breadth broad, 75 present calls, max score 83.12.
Top tissues by expression
259 total, by Bgee expression score (0-100, higher = more expressed):
| Tissue | Anatomy ID | Expression score | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| male germ line stem cell (sensu Vertebrata) in testis | CL:0000089 ∩ UBERON:0000473 | 83.12 | gold quality |
| primordial germ cell in gonad | CL:0000670 ∩ UBERON:0000991 | 74.40 | gold quality |
| triceps brachii | UBERON:0001509 | 74.10 | gold quality |
| gluteal muscle | UBERON:0002000 | 74.09 | gold quality |
| parotid gland | UBERON:0001831 | 71.54 | gold quality |
| left testis | UBERON:0004533 | 67.84 | gold quality |
| right testis | UBERON:0004534 | 66.65 | gold quality |
| testis | UBERON:0000473 | 65.95 | gold quality |
| biceps brachii | UBERON:0001507 | 63.18 | gold quality |
| spleen | UBERON:0002106 | 60.80 | gold quality |
| hair follicle | UBERON:0002073 | 60.79 | gold quality |
| heart right ventricle | UBERON:0002080 | 60.49 | gold quality |
| skeletal muscle tissue of biceps brachii | UBERON:0004502 | 59.60 | gold quality |
| decidua | UBERON:0002450 | 59.21 | gold quality |
| lymph node | UBERON:0000029 | 59.13 | gold quality |
| dorsal motor nucleus of vagus nerve | UBERON:0002870 | 57.69 | gold quality |
| inferior olivary complex | UBERON:0002127 | 57.59 | gold quality |
| deltoid | UBERON:0001476 | 56.39 | gold quality |
| buccal mucosa cell | CL:0002336 | 56.27 | gold quality |
| quadriceps femoris | UBERON:0001377 | 56.17 | gold quality |
| mammary duct | UBERON:0001765 | 56.11 | gold quality |
| vastus lateralis | UBERON:0001379 | 55.91 | gold quality |
| epithelium of mammary gland | UBERON:0003244 | 55.72 | gold quality |
| myocardium | UBERON:0002349 | 55.20 | gold quality |
| esophagus squamous epithelium | UBERON:0006920 | 55.12 | gold quality |
| epithelium of esophagus | UBERON:0001976 | 54.96 | gold quality |
| endothelial cell | CL:0000115 | 54.80 | gold quality |
| nasal cavity epithelium | UBERON:0005384 | 54.73 | gold quality |
| cartilage tissue | UBERON:0002418 | 54.24 | gold quality |
| trabecular bone tissue | UBERON:0002483 | 54.10 | gold quality |
Single-cell (SCXA)
Detected in 2 experiment(s), a significant marker in 1.
| Experiment | Marker? | Max mean expression |
|---|---|---|
| E-HCAD-35 | yes | 395.79 |
| E-ANND-3 | no | 0.81 |
Regulation
Is transcription factor: no
Cross-species orthologs
0 orthologs
Paralogs (2): CSAG1 (ENSG00000198930), CSAG2 (ENSG00000268902)
Protein
Protein identifiers
Chondrosarcoma-associated gene 2/3 protein — Q9Y5P2 (reviewed: Q9Y5P2)
Alternative names: Cancer/testis antigen 24.2, Taxol-resistant-associated gene 3 protein
All UniProt accessions (1): Q9Y5P2
UniProt curated annotations — full annotation on UniProt →
Function. Drug-resistance related protein, its expression is associated with the chemotherapy resistant and neoplastic phenotype. May also be linked to the malignant phenotype.
Tissue specificity. Weakly expressed in kidney. Expressed in various tumor cell lines including carcinomas, myeloid and lymphoid malignancies, melanomas and prostate cancer. Overexpressed in taxol-resistant breast cancer line MDA 435TR and the doxorubicin-resistant multiple myelanoma lines RPMI-8226/Dox40 and RPMI-8226/MDR10V.
Isoforms (3)
| UniProt ID | Names | Canonical? |
|---|---|---|
| Q9Y5P2-1 | 1, Long, TRAG-3L | yes |
| Q9Y5P2-2 | 2, Short, TRAG-3S | |
| Q9Y5P2-3 | 3 |
RefSeq proteins (2): NP_001123298, NP_001123300 (=MANE)
Domains & families (InterPro)
UniProt features (10 total): sequence conflict 5, splice variant 3, chain 1, region of interest 1
Structure
Experimental structures (PDB)
0 structures.
Predicted structure (AlphaFold)
| Model | pLDDT | Fraction very-high |
|---|---|---|
| AF-Q9Y5P2-F1 | 56.41 | 0.00 |
Function
Pathways and Gene Ontology
Reactome pathways
0 pathways
MSigDB gene sets: 16 (showing top):
RODRIGUES_THYROID_CARCINOMA_ANAPLASTIC_UP, ACEVEDO_LIVER_CANCER_WITH_H3K27ME3_UP, DODD_NASOPHARYNGEAL_CARCINOMA_UP, ACEVEDO_METHYLATED_IN_LIVER_CANCER_DN, SENGUPTA_NASOPHARYNGEAL_CARCINOMA_WITH_LMP1_UP, SENGUPTA_NASOPHARYNGEAL_CARCINOMA_UP, chrXq28, MIR3942_3P, MIR6819_5P, MIR6737_5P, MIR6812_5P, MIR6747_5P, WANG_SMARCE1_TARGETS_DN, JAEGER_METASTASIS_UP, RICKMAN_HEAD_AND_NECK_CANCER_B
GO Biological Process (1): response to xenobiotic stimulus (GO:0009410)
GO Molecular Function (1): protein binding (GO:0005515)
GO Cellular Component (0):
GO top-level categories
Rollup of top GO terms by namespace:
| Category | Terms |
|---|---|
| response to chemical | 1 |
| binding | 1 |
Protein interactions and networks
STRING
410 interactions, top by confidence (×1000):
| Protein A | Protein B | Partner UniProt | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| CSAG3 | MAGEA3 | P43357 | 721 |
| CSAG3 | MAGEA2B | P43356 | 670 |
| CSAG3 | MAGEA10 | P43363 | 657 |
| CSAG3 | CTAG2 | O75638 | 575 |
| CSAG3 | MAGEA12 | P43365 | 570 |
| CSAG3 | CTAG1A | P78358 | 542 |
| CSAG3 | CT47A11 | Q5JQC4 | 507 |
| CSAG3 | CT45A1 | Q5HYN5 | 506 |
| CSAG3 | SPANXA1 | Q9NS26 | 505 |
| CSAG3 | GAGE2A | Q6NT46 | 480 |
| CSAG3 | CT55 | Q8WUE5 | 479 |
| CSAG3 | PASD1 | Q8IV76 | 473 |
| CSAG3 | PRAME | P78395 | 448 |
| CSAG3 | MAGEB6 | Q8N7X4 | 447 |
| CSAG3 | SSX4 | O60224 | 446 |
IntAct
8 interactions, top by confidence:
| A | B | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| SIRT1 | CSAG2 | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.640 |
| CSAG2 | SIRT1 | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.640 |
| CSAG2 | SIRT1 | psi-mi:“MI:0403”(colocalization) | 0.640 |
| CSAG2 | TP53 | psi-mi:“MI:0197”(deacetylation reaction) | 0.440 |
| CSAG2 | CAMK2D | psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association) | 0.350 |
BioGRID (1): CSAG3 (Biochemical Activity)
ESM2 similar proteins: A0A1B0GVR7, A0A6G7KUU3, A0PJW8, B1AK76, B8UU74, D3ZF18, O12159, O15926, O46660, O95567, P03424, P05900, P05901, P05913, P0C8P5, P0DPG3, P12452, P19718, P20877, P20920, P26035, P28970, P32544, P33482, P35977, P92524, Q02781, Q1X6Y8, Q1X6Y9, Q2M2E5, Q2YDM5, Q32M92, Q5K130, Q5TBE3, Q5VTH2, Q66104, Q6S6S5, Q6ZSB3, Q77MS7, Q8AII0
Diamond homologs: Q6PB30, Q9Y5P2
SIGNOR signaling
1 interactions.
| A | Effect | B | Mechanism |
|---|---|---|---|
| CSAG2 | “up-regulates activity” | SIRT1 | binding |
Disease & clinical
Clinical variants and AI predictions
ClinVar
1 variants total. Per-class counts are floors (≥ shown; pagination cap):
| Classification | Count (floor) |
|---|---|
| Pathogenic | 0 |
| Likely pathogenic | 0 |
| Uncertain significance | 1 |
| Likely benign | 0 |
| Benign | 0 |
Top pathogenic / likely-pathogenic (0)
SpliceAI
0 predictions. Top by Δscore:
AlphaMissense
822 scored. Top likely-pathogenic:
| Variant | Protein change | am_pathogenicity |
|---|---|---|
| X:152759476:T:C | F36L | 0.966 |
| X:152759478:T:A | F36L | 0.966 |
| X:152759478:T:G | F36L | 0.966 |
| X:152759374:T:A | W2R | 0.920 |
| X:152759374:T:C | W2R | 0.920 |
| X:152759844:T:C | F106L | 0.907 |
| X:152759846:C:A | F106L | 0.907 |
| X:152759846:C:G | F106L | 0.907 |
| X:152759440:T:C | F24L | 0.906 |
| X:152759442:C:A | F24L | 0.906 |
| X:152759442:C:G | F24L | 0.906 |
| X:152759497:T:C | F43L | 0.898 |
| X:152759499:C:A | F43L | 0.898 |
| X:152759499:C:G | F43L | 0.898 |
| X:152759477:T:C | F36S | 0.893 |
| X:152759425:T:C | F19L | 0.872 |
| X:152759427:C:A | F19L | 0.872 |
| X:152759427:C:G | F19L | 0.872 |
| X:152759380:G:C | G4R | 0.864 |
| X:152759477:T:G | F36C | 0.860 |
| X:152759485:T:C | C39R | 0.840 |
| X:152759376:G:C | W2C | 0.839 |
| X:152759376:G:T | W2C | 0.839 |
| X:152759487:C:G | C39W | 0.829 |
| X:152759384:T:A | L5H | 0.806 |
| X:152759384:T:C | L5P | 0.802 |
| X:152759396:T:A | V9D | 0.798 |
| X:152759490:G:C | W40C | 0.795 |
| X:152759490:G:T | W40C | 0.795 |
| X:152759441:T:C | F24S | 0.786 |
dbSNP variants (sampled 300 via entrez): RS113506057 (X:152708044 A>C), RS1156377608 (X:152759895 AC>A), RS1156556886 (X:152759100 G>C), RS1156728302 (X:152708807 G>A), RS1156870224 (X:152707963 G>C), RS1158065707 (X:152760326 C>G), RS1158360324 (X:152755653 T>G), RS1158405268 (X:152708291 T>C), RS1158548327 (X:152759561 G>A), RS1158963610 (X:152708354 G>A), RS1160188614 (X:152708051 T>C,G), RS1160654544 (X:152759984 C>G,T), RS1160768902 (X:152759151 A>G,T), RS1160973910 (X:152757627 A>G,T), RS1161008099 (X:152708215 C>A,G)
Disease associations
OMIM: gene MIM:301097 | disease phenotypes:
GenCC curated gene-disease
Mondo (0):
Orphanet (0):
HPO phenotypes
0 total (0 of 0 shown, HPO-id order):
GWAS associations
0 associations (top):
Drugs & pharmacology
Drug and pharmacology data
Is drug target: no
PharmGKB: 1 entry (VIP=true, CPIC=false)
CTD chemical–gene interactions
7 total (human), top 7 by PubMed support.
| Chemical | Actions (top 5) | PubMed papers |
|---|---|---|
| S-(1,2-dichlorovinyl)cysteine | affects response to substance, increases expression | 1 |
| 2-palmitoylglycerol | increases expression | 1 |
| Air Pollutants | increases abundance, increases expression | 1 |
| Atrazine | increases expression | 1 |
| Lipopolysaccharides | affects response to substance, increases expression | 1 |
| Okadaic Acid | decreases expression | 1 |
| Particulate Matter | increases abundance, increases expression | 1 |
Clinical trials (associated diseases)
0 trials via MONDO — disease-level, not drug-specific.
Related Atlas pages
No linked Atlas pages yet — the cross-entity mesh grows as the corpus expands.